Osceola County, Michigan (MI)

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% of renters here:	19%
State:	26%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (31.7%), Educational,health and social services (18.4%), Retail trade (11.6%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Osceola County, Michigan:

Median resident age:	37.6 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Males: 11,461	(49.4%)
Females: 11,736	(50.6%)

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Osceola County:	2.6 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

This county:	$36,608
Michigan:	$47,950

This county:	$399
State:	$573

Osceola County:	$104,336
Michigan:	$153,100

Detached houses: $144,386

Here:	$144,386
State:	$200,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $111,206

Here:	$111,206
State:	$181,134

In 2-unit structures: $100,964

Here:	$100,964
State:	$129,336

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $62,708

Here:	$62,708
State:	$151,605

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $137,892

Here:	$137,892
State:	$149,899

Mobile homes: $49,045

Here:	$49,045
State:	$39,606

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $50,000

Here:	$50,000
State:	$95,296

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 8
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 26
• Burglaries: 91
• Thefts: 105
• Auto thefts: 9

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 12
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 18
• Burglaries: 54
• Thefts: 127
• Auto thefts: 5

This county:	12.7%
Whole state:	10.5%

This county:	4.8%
Whole state:	4.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Osceola County is $418 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $689 a month.

Cities in this county include: Reed City, Evart, Marion, Hersey, Le Roy, Tustin.

Neighboring counties: Clare County , Isabella County , Lake County , Mecosta County , Missaukee County , Newaygo County , Wexford County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Osceola County: Shields School (A), Sherman School (B), Nash School (C), School Number 1 (D), Harman School (E), Noggle School (F), Davis School (G), Rose Lake School (H), Clark School (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Osceola County include: East Hersey Church (A), Missionary Church (B), South Evart Church (C), Evangelical Church (D), Faith Chapel (E), Faith Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Hersey Cemetery (1), German Cemetery (2), Oakdale Cemetery (3), Cherry Valley Cemetery (4), Bethel Cemetery (5), Highland Cemetery (6), Wilson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and swamps: Little Hogback Lake (A), Little Long Lake (B), Little Mud Lake (C), Alexander Lake (D), Little Sherwood Lake (E), Little Silver Lake (F), Little Strawberry Lake (G), Little Sunrise Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Polick Creek (A), Appleby Creek (B), Atkinson Creek (C), Beebe Creek (D), Big Stone Creek (E), Browne Creek (F), Bull Hill Creek (G), Bull Kill Creek (H), Burt Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Osceola County: Albright Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	16.2%
Michigan:	13.9%

Current college students: 652
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 275 (65% naturalized citizens)

Osceola County:	1.2%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 60.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,838
• One, attached: 73
• Two: 162
• 3 or 4: 151
• 5 to 9: 147
• 10 to 19: 66
• 20 or more: 158
• Mobile homes: 2,979
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 279

Housing units in Osceola County with a mortgage: 2,062 (73 second mortgage, 240 home equity loan, 1 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,512

Here:	57.7% with mortgage
State:	69.7% with mortgage

Osceola County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Michigan state average. It is 1.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/1/2002, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person and caused $500,000 in damages.

Osceola County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Michigan state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/2/1994 at 21:23:06, a magnitude 3.5 (3.4 LG, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 90.0 miles away from Osceola County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 7,661 (78%) Carpooled: 1,288 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 34 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%) Subway or elevated: 3 (0%) Taxi: 2 (0%) Motorcycle: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 29 (0%) Walked: 262 (3%) Other means: 52 (1%) Worked at home: 474 (5%)

6.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,274 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.63%
Michigan average:	5.24%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.59% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($25,224 average AGI)
1.04% relocated from other states ($5,051 average AGI)

Osceola County:	1.04%
Michigan average:	1.38%

from Mecosta County, MI	1.22% ($25,549 average AGI)
from Wexford County, MI	0.80% ($24,239)
from Lake County, MI	0.42% ($23,486)
from Kent County, MI	0.36% ($30,467)
from Missaukee County, MI	0.30% ($27,720)
from Newaygo County, MI	0.19% ($16,313)
from Clare County, MI	0.17% ($29,643)

7.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,352 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.49%
Michigan average:	5.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.92% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($22,564 average AGI)
1.57% relocated to other states ($5,788 average AGI)

Osceola County:	1.57%
Michigan average:	2.21%

to Mecosta County, MI	1.32% ($26,991 average AGI)
to Wexford County, MI	1.20% ($26,891)
to Kent County, MI	0.47% ($25,450)
to Lake County, MI	0.32% ($29,148)
to Missaukee County, MI	0.28% ($23,125)
to Clare County, MI	0.27% ($28,391)
to Isabella County, MI	0.20% ($22,412)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,698 (3,927 aged, 771 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 19,872 (5,271 male householders, 1,173 female householders)

  5,226 spouses, 7,003 children (6,267 natural, 196 adopted, 540 stepchildren), 250 grandchildren, 92 brothers or sisters, 114 parents, 133 other relatives, 610 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,966 (1,212 male householders (899 living alone)), 1,207 female householders (1,095 living alone)), 547 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 359 (202 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,977 2-persons, 1,326 3-persons, 1,202 4-persons, 599 5-persons, 231 6-persons, 109 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,994 1-person, 345 2-persons, 56 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

96.5% of residents of Osceola County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (77% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $133,287,000 ($5590 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,705,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $69,875,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $27,784,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $941,000
Federal grants: $26,440,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,534,000 ($3,565,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,714,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $831,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,190,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,150,000

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	68 per 1000 residents

Here:	48 per 1000 residents
State:	45 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+12 per 1000 residents

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	-16 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.77 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.1

Here:	4.5
State:	4.1

61% of Osceola County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Michigan.

Osceola County:	61.4%
State average:	58.3%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 19834
• Northeast: 373
• Midwest: 1311
• South: 882
• West: 417

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $59,300

Here:	7.4%
Michigan:	11.2%

Here:	7.6%
Michigan:	8.7%

Here:	20.6%
Michigan:	16.5%

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